Gainward RTX 5080 Boxes Leak: 16GB GDDR7 Confirmed & Ready to Ship

Alright, folks, the hype train for NVIDIA's RTX 50 series is picking up serious speed! We've just seen some pretty juicy leaks that all but confirm the imminent arrival of the GeForce RTX 5080. Thanks to some eagle-eyed sleuthing by @wxnod, we've got our first look at Gainward's RTX 5080 packaging, and it's got us buzzing! the box art confirms a few key details: 16 GB of GDDR7 memory: Yep, you read that right. We're getting the next-gen memory standard, promising some serious bandwidth. 3-Year Warranty: Gainward has you covered for the long haul. pic.twitter.com/npDqixT4S5 — Алексей (@wxnod) January 6, 2025 What's Under the Hood? Okay, so we know the memory is sorted, but what about the brains of this operation? The RTX 5080 will be based on the PG144/147-SKU45 PCB and will feature the GB203-400-A1 GPU die. This is where things get interesting. The RTX 5080 is said to use the full GB203 GPU with 84 SMs and 10,752 cores. Now, before you get too excited, that's…